Are fossilisation processes a bad thing?
Most ‘taphonomic’ processes could be seen as a bad thing; after all, the destructive nature of these processes, such as physical damage, decay, and crushing after burial, all seem to result in a loss of information. This is true from a biological perspective because the less information that is preserved, the less we can learn about the animal. But taphonomic processes can also provide us with useful information.
